Purpose/Objectives: To determine the feasibility and acceptability of a dignity therapy/life plan intervention in the outpatient oncology setting.
 Research Approach: Pilot descriptive study.
 Setting: Outpatient clinic in a tertiary oncology center. 
 Participants: 18 patients within 12 months...

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